Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-02-28

Barton
School commences to-day.
Have YOU, farmers, been to see John
Murl1land about a sugar arch? See
his adj.
The promenade concert given by
the band last Tuesday evening was
well attended, and Melted $3.50.
We learn that William Thompson
of West Burke, was struck by a
snow pillow this morning and killed, at
that place.
There were several runaways in
this village last week in which young
ladies took a prominent part. All
of them escaped uninjured, however.
See advertisement of the Citizens
Savings Bank, and Trust Co., St.
Johnsbury This new banking insti-
tuition is starting up under favorable
auspices.
The ladies will provide a good din
ner in the dining hall of Opera block,
tomorrow, for the town-meeting
people. Price 20 cents-cheaper than
it can be found at home.
The Orleans Educational Society
holds its annual meeting in this viii
lage, Friday, March 4th, commenc-
ing at 80 a. m. May prominent
teachers are expected, also State
Supt. Dart.
John Batchelder, who has been
clerking for o. ID. Owen the past
year, has got through and gone to
his home in Newport. John is a
good fellow and one who will be
missed in this place.
Chas. Woodward has moved from
West Glover into VIM. Collisions
house on High street. Cort. Wood
ward, who has been at work the past
two wears for DIR. Il. b. Skinner,
works for n. NJ. Scott the coming
year.
The band boys will give another
promenade concert and bandboX
supper at Opera Hall, Tuesday even
ING. March 8. Admission 20 cents.
Ladies bringing bandboxes admitted
free a cordial invitation extended
to all.
The selectmen have prepared a
printed report of the standing of the
town, which shows the town to be in
a good financial standing, and that
the expenses the past year were not
heavy.
Mrs. A. NJ Hunt, wife of the late
Nelson Hunt, died on Friday after
noon, after an illness of some months.
She has been afflicted some time with
mental ailment, and gradually ran
down. She was very intelligent
and amiable lady.
The temperance people, salts
fed with the work of Judge y. p.
Dutton of Craftsbury, as County
Commissioner, will be pleased to
learn that he has been put in nomin-
alton again for that office. See to it
that the election does not 90 by de
fault.
Tomorrow is March meeting day.
We hope the town will show the
spirit to do things well that has been
manifested the past two years. There
seems to be no particular contention
about public affairs, and there need
be no wrangles. a town meeting
run mad is a careless thing.
Among quite a number of new
buildings erected in the east part of
the town last year, was the commOdi-
Gus barn put up by Seymour Fisk,
some distance south of his buildings.
The barn is 81 feet long with ell ex-
tension on front, making front 81
feet. The barn has a basement and
modern cOnveniences.
The new NJ. Z. church will be ded-
icated on Thursday, March 10. At
ternoOn services will commence at
o'clock, p. m; evening services at
80. All former pastors are specially
invited to be present, also all pastors
in the vicinity; the public cordially
invited to be present. The hospitali-
" Of the society is cheerfully extend
ed.
The Rev. NJ. Il. Cummings of I'M
savory character, who preached here
few months in 1879, and left on
account OF the actions of his wife,
and discoveries in regard to himself,
Is preaching in an obscure town in
New York. Sometime since he made
himself the victim of a newspaper
scandal by indiscreet conduct with
a young lady of his church. a libel
suit was instituted, but there was too
much truth In the assertion of the
paper, and too much history behind
to make the proceeding profitable
Freight Conductor Edward w. South
worth slipped from the top of one of